Sports Terminologies Part 2 by Dr. Gaurav Garg
BASKETBALL
James Naismith invented the game of basketball. USA is the undisputed leader in the game of Basketball.
Amoeba defense - It is a kind of defense technique.
Banana Cut - In basketball, a sudden, quick movement by a player in a broad, curving path across the court.
Backdoor Cut - An offensive maneuver (attacking) that involves a player
without the ball moving towards the basket behind the defense in an attempt to receive a pass.
Ball hog - A ball hog is a derisive term for a player who handles the ball exclusively to the point of impairing the team.
Backcourt - a basketball team's defensive half of the court.
Slam dunk - A shot in which a player thrusts the ball down through the basket (shown in photo).
Airball - A shot attempt that was off the mark and didn't touch the basket or the backboard.
Alley-oop - A play where a teammate throws the ball high towards the basket and their teammate jumps up, catches the ball, and then slams it into the hoop.
Assist - When a player passes the ball to their teammate, which leads to a made basket. Example, If player A passes the ball to player B and then player B puts the ball in basket, then assist will be counted for Player A.
Box Out - Positioning yourself between the basket and your opponent as a way to obtain a rebound.
Brick - A shot that bounces off the rim or backboard without going in.
Double Dribble - When a player either dribbles the ball with two hands or stops dribbling all together and then begins again, this results in a loss of possession.
Free-Throw Line - The line that players shoot from after being fouled. They cannot be guarded while shooting from there, and each basket made is worth one point.
Jump Ball - Two opposing players jump for a basketball that was tossed into the air by a referee.
The Paint - This is the area on a court that extends from the baseline under the basketball to the free-throw line. Referred to as the paint because it is often a different color from the rest of the court.
Screen - When an offensive player stands in the way of a defender to try and give his teammate an open shot.
Swish - A shot that goes straight through the net without touching the rim or backboard, also known as nothing-but-net.
Three-Point Line - Also known as the 3-point arc. This is the strip along the outside of the offensive zone and any shot made from behind it is worth three points.
Traveling/ Carrying - When a player moves their feet without dribbling the basketball. This results in a loss of possession for their team.
Some other terms - Back screen, Blindside screen, Granny shot, Grinnell System, Under head.
BASEBALL
Pitcher - In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throws the baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play. (Pitcher is just like bowler in cricket)
Catcher - Catcher is a position for a baseball or softball player. When a batter takes their turn to hit, the catcher crouches behind home plate, in front of the (home) umpire, and receives the ball from the pitcher. (Catcher is just like wicket keeper)
Home run - A hit that allows the batter to make a complete circuit of the bases and score a run. (Home run is similar to six in cricket). Home runs are very very difficult to play.
A strike in baseball results when a batter swings at and misses a pitch. 3 strikes like this will result in out.
A fielder is credited with a putout when he is the fielder who physically records the act of completing an out. (putout is similar to runout in cricket), In putout there are no stumps to hit so if catcher catches the ball and batter fails to reach then he will get out.
Diamond - the area of a baseball field that is enclosed by 3 bases and home plate.
Curveball - A curveball is a breaking pitch that has more movement than just about any other pitch. (curveball is similar to swing in cricket)
BADMINTON
Server and Receiver - The person who delivers the badminton serve is called the ‘server’ while the person receiving the serve is called the ‘receiver’.
Service - service marks the start of every rally and subsequently dictates its flow, it is a crucial aspect of the game to get right in badminton. Example, If the server is standing in the Left service court (see photo above) and hits the shuttle with a racket, then the shuttle must go to the receiver in Left Service court on the opposite side, otherwise it will be foul.
Long, Short and Wide - During a badminton serve, if the shuttle falls outside the boundaries AT THE FRONT of the court
we call it ‘short’ and if the shuttle falls outside the boundaries BEHIND the court we call it ‘long’. If the shuttle falls outside
the boundaries at the side of the court, we call it ‘wide’.
Badminton Terms for Scoring Love – In badminton, 0 points is called ‘love’. (love is also used in Tennis)
All – If both sides’ scores are level, we say ‘all’ behind the points. For example, if the score is 2 – 2, we say 2 ALL.
Deuce - If the score reaches 20-20, the game will be ‘deuce’. This means that either one side must lead by 2 points to win the
game.
Rally- A rally starts as soon as the server performs the service. The rally ends when the shuttle touches the ground or a
player commits a fault. Winner of a rally will be awarded ONE point.
Game or Set - A badminton game refers to the race to 21 points. You’ll need to obtain 21 points to win a game. Sometimes
we use the term ‘set’ instead of ‘game’. Gap must be 2 or more..
Match - A badminton match consists of 2 or 3 games/sets. Player wins a match if he wins 2 straight games. If both sides
won one game each, a third game would be played to determine the winner.
Rubber - A rubber game is the third and Long, Short and Wide - During a badminton serve, if the shuttle falls outside the boundaries AT THE FRONT of the court we call it ‘short’ and if the shuttle falls outside the boundaries BEHIND the court we call it ‘long’. If the shuttle falls outside the boundaries at the side of the court, we call it ‘wide’.
Badminton Terms for Scoring Love – In badminton, 0 points is called ‘love’. (love is also used in Tennis)
All – If both sides’ scores are level, we say ‘all’ behind the points. For example, if the score is 2 – 2, we say 2 ALL.
Deuce - If the score reaches 20-20, the game will be ‘deuce’. This means that either one side must lead by 2 points to win the game.
Rally- A rally starts as soon as the server performs the service. The rally ends when the shuttle touches the ground or a player commits a fault. Winner of a rally will be awarded ONE point.
Game or Set - A badminton game refers to the race to 21 points. You’ll need to obtain 21 points to win a game. Sometimes we use the term ‘set’ instead of ‘game’. Gap must be 2 or more..
Match - A badminton match consists of 2 or 3 games/sets. Player wins a match if he wins 2 straight games. If both sides won one game each, a third game would be played to determine the winner.
Rubber - A rubber game is the third and deciding game in a badminton match. When both players won one set each, and
would have to enter into a 3rd deciding game to determine the winner. This 3rd set is called the rubber.
Smash - Offensive shot hit from your baseline. Travels down fast and steep towards your opponent’s side.
Double fault - Example, If a player starts the game with service and he faulted the first serve (hitting the net or any other
fault) then he repeats the same mistake again. It will be called double fault and the opponent will be awarded one point.
Other Terms - Fore-hand, Back-hand, Racket, Shuttlecock.
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